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Check out These New #VisionZero Trash Trucks
Members of the Philadelphia Office of Transportation and Utilities were out on JFK Boulevard on Tuesday, showing off new garbage trucks that have added Vision Zero protections, including night vision cameras on each side of the truck, side guards, and side mirrors....
Report From Today’s Human-Protected Bike Lane
There were already multiple vehicles parked in the 22nd Street bike lane when protesters showed up just before 8am on Tuesday morning. It was a sort of fitting, if maddening, example of why a group had begun forming in front of a new Wawa on the corner. The point of...
Explore The Circuit Goes To Washington Crossing
This month's Explore the Circuit route will follow the Delaware & Raritan Canal from West Trenton, NJ, to historic Washington Crossing, PA. While we don't have any plans to re-enact General Washington's famous fjording of the Delaware River, we might still try to...
Majority of Bike Lane Parking Tickets on Spruce and Pine Streets
Philadelphia handed out 2,116 parking tickets for motor vehicles illegally parked in bike lanes during the first five months of 2018, according to statistics provided by the Philadelphia Parking Authority. Amazingly – but not surprisingly – the majority of tickets...
Did You Witness This Crash in Manayunk Last Friday?
Ag Manta and his brother, Vin, were riding their bicycles on Main Street, Manayunk, early Saturday morning, June 30th when, as Ag recounts it, he was intentionally hit from behind by the driver of a gray Toyota Scion. The crash happened at 1:30am at the corner of Main...
How to Ease Congestion in Philadelphia: Our Recommendations
The Center City District's (CCD) recent report, “Keep Philadelphia Moving,” issued in March 2018 outlines many of the mobility challenges facing Center City. We concur with many of the recommendations in the report, including the need to collect more data by...
Roosevelt Boulevard Fatalities Way Up So Far This Year
According to data provided to the Bicycle Coalition by the Philadelphia Police, 53 people have been killed in traffic violence so far this year, 10 of whom lost their lives on Roosevelt Boulevard. The Philadelphia Police regularly provides the Bicycle Coalition with...
Obstructed 22nd Street Bike Lane a Dangerous Hazard
A new Wawa opened at 22nd and South Street earlier this spring and has made the already-deteriorating bike lane go from bad to worse for people commuting into Center City from South Philadelphia. Every day, consistently, people park their cars in front of the...
‘Hub and Spoke’ Update: On Our Way
In March 2017, we told you about Hub and Spoke, our vision of a high quality bicycle network for Philadelphia, allowing for easy access to Greater Center City via North, South, and West Philadelphia. The concept is that Philadelphia needs a high quality connected...
Locust and Race Street Crossings Closed
The Streets Department recently noted they are closing the pedestrian gates at Race and Locust Streets along Schuylkill Banks. If you commute via the Schuylkill River Trail, or plan on using it in the coming days (or weeks ... we don't have a good time frame yet as to...
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